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Harlem grown : how one big idea transformed a neighborhood / by Hillery, Tony.; Hartland, Jessie.;
Includes bibliographical references."Once there was a lot full of trash. Now there is a lush, green farm. This is the story of Harlem Grown, a garden in New York City"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Urban agriculture; Community gardens;
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Growing cities [videorecording] : a film about urban farming in America / by Altman, Dana.; Monbouquette, Andrew.; Susman, Dan.; Elmwood Motion Picture Company.; First-Run Features (Firm);
From rooftop farmers to backyard beekeepers, Americans are growing food like never before. "Growing Cities" goes coast to coast to tell the inspiring stories of these intrepid urban farmers, activists, and everyday city-dwellers who are challenging the way this country feeds itself. From those growing in backyards to make ends meet to educators teaching kids to eat healthier, viewers find that urban farming is about much more than simply good food.E.DVD.
Subjects: Bee culture; Community gardens; Home economics.; Land use, Urban; Sustainable living.; Urban agriculture; Vermicomposting; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2013., First Run Features,
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The twilight garden : a novel / by Adams, Sara Nisha,author.;
Warring London neighbors Winston and Bernice share an empty patch of greenery lost to time, but when Winston receives photographs of the garden in bloom many years prior, they decide to lay down their arms to revitalize the garden and help revive the community spirit that's been languishing for so long.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Communities; Friendship; Gardens; Neighbors;
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Grow now : how we can save our health, communities, and planet-one garden at a time / by Murphy, Emily(Gardener),author.;
"What is an easy, actionable way to put excess atmospheric carbon back in the ground and reduce our contributions to emissions and food waste? By creating our own "climate victory gardens." We now recognize that plots in towns and cities are critical to supporting planetary diversity, and by instituting organic, regenerative practices and growing some of our own food, we can sequester carbon as well as shift toward living in a more ecologically responsible way. This book will help families across the country to address eco-anxiety and particpiate in climate activism in a nurturing and positive way"--
Subjects: Gardening; Organic gardening.; Sustainable horticulture.;
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Sofi paints her dreams / by Ortiz, Raquel M.; Collier-Morales, Roberta.;
After a bad school day, Sofi is transported from a New York City community garden to the Dominican Republic and Haiti, and helps composer Juan Luis and artist Guerlande.LSC
Subjects: Space and time; Composers; Artists; Spanish language materials;
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How to grow plants for free : creating new plants from cuttings, seeds and more / by Akeroyd, Simon,author.; Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain),issuing body.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The perfect introduction to increasing the number of plants in your garden or community easily and cheaply. Increase your stock of plants easily and for free by propagating them yourself. How to grow plants for free demystifies the art of taking cuttings and explains the other ways you can multiply your garden plants. Propagating your own plants is fun, inexpensive, and a sustainable way to garden.
Subjects: Gardening.; Plant cuttings.; Plant propagation.; Planting (Plant culture);
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Miss You Already. by Hardwicke, Catherine,film director.; Cooper, Dominic,actor.; Barrymore, Drew,actor.; Collette, Toni,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Dominic Cooper, Drew Barrymore, Toni ColletteOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2015.Milly (Collette) is the woman who has everything. Her best friend Jess (Barrymore) works in a community garden, lives in a boathouse and desperately wants a baby. Friends since childhood Jess and Milly can't remember a time they didn't share everything - secrets, clothes, even boyfriends, their differences are the glue that binds them together. That is until Milly is hit with the life changing news that she has breast cancer and now needs Jess to be the strong one.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Drama.; Comedy.; Motion pictures.;
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The garden house / by Willett, Marcia,author.;
"After the death of her father, El moves into his home just outside Tavistock in Devon. Fresh out of university and dangling on the precipice of adulthood she questions what it is she really wants from life. Although her childhood friend, Will, is there to help her through her grief she soon realises there were things her father was hiding from her ... Jules is also mourning Martin, but they thought best to keep their relationship secret, she must now grieve entirely alone. All she has to remember her love are the memories of their time spent at a beautiful community garden and teashop nearby. The Garden House is where they met, fell in love and where their secret affair will inevitably be uncovered. As El and Will begin to piece together her father's secrets they bring them closer and closer to both Jules and a truth that is difficult to face."--Publisher.
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Adultery; Family secrets; Fathers; Interpersonal relations; Self-realization in women; Young women;
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123 counting on community / by Guertin, Annemarie Riley.; Reid, Cory.;
Explore numbers, science, and environmental stewardship as a once-dilapidated park transforms into a hub of connection. When a neighborhood park is in need of repair, the community comes together to give it a new life. From raking leaves to painting benches and planting a communal garden, kids and grownups join forces to beautify their shared space. With countable elements from 1 to 10 and a diverse community of helpers, 123 Counting on Community celebrates the power of working together.
Subjects: Board books.; Counting; Community life; Parks;
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The Memory Gardener. by Donohue, Meg.;
Lucy has an uncanny ability to know exactly which scent among her flowers will illuminate to a person a key from their past that might change their future. When she takes a job at a senior-living residence, her work among the gardens awakens the entire community. But when a secret comes to light that threatens to shatter the community, Lucy wonders if the memories she has unearthed awakened something wonderful or if some memories are better left behind.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Friendship; FICTION / Magical Realism; FICTION / Women;
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